During the passage of a sound wave through air

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Problem

During the passage of a sound wave through air, which one of the following statements about compressions (C) and rarefactions (R) is correct? (a)

\text{Compressions are regions of minimum pressure while rarefactions are regions of maximum pressure}

(b)

\text{The distance between a compression and the next rarefaction is }\tfrac{\lambda}{4}

(c)

\text{Compressions and rarefactions are separated by a distance equal to }\tfrac{\lambda}{2}

(d)

\text{Air particles travel from one compression to the next carrying the sound energy forward}